The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 398 Sure enough, she didn't lie to her
As the night grew darker, the lights of the houses in the city were gradually turned off, and only a few houses were still lit with candle lights.

The two brothers Chen Linyu and Chen Linshen walked into the main room lightly, glanced at the inner room first, and then bowed to Chen Zhan who was sitting on the chair:

"Father."

Chen Zhan withdrew his gaze from the book in his hand, and looked at the two brothers: "What's the matter?"

The eldest son, Chen Linyu, replied: "Commander Jiang is still interrogating people from Xikang Street, and there is no result yet.

"As for Zhu Manxuan's people, Erlang and I personally interrogated them, and there is nothing suspicious, except for Cui Hengyue."

At that time, there were only mother and Cui Hengyue in the room, and she was the biggest suspect.

Seeing his father looking over, Chen Linshen understood, and said: "At that time, Shui Rong and Mother Xu were guarding the door, because the door was closed, they didn't see anything.

"I asked Shui Rong afterwards, and she said that Cui Hengyue had no plans to leave the mansion today, and it was Sanniang who forced Cui Hengyue out of the mansion.

"According to Nanny Xu, it was mother who wanted to see Cui Hengyue today, so she asked Sanniang to take Cui Hengyue out of the house, and Cui Hengyue didn't know about it at all.

"As for what mother and Cui Hengyue said, they didn't hear."

Chen Zhan frowned slightly, and asked, "Madam Xu, did you explain why the princess wanted to see Cui Hengyue?"

Chen Linshen shook his head: "Nurse Xu doesn't know either."

"Has Cui Hengyue ever mentioned the princess to the people around her?" Chen Zhan asked again.

"No." Chen Linshen asked Shui Rong carefully, so he answered quickly: "Cui Hengyue saw her mother for the second time today, and she met her once before at her birthday banquet, there were many people there, and they didn't say anything.

"Cui Hengyue didn't mention her mother after she went back, I think."

Chen Linshen carefully peeped at his father's face: "I don't think Cui Hengyue is the one who hurt my mother."

Chen Zhan didn't answer, and after a few breaths of silence, he ordered: "Call Madam Xu over here."

Mother Xu was waiting outside the door, and when she heard the summons from the regent, she entered the room: "I have seen all the masters."

Chen Zhan's majestic voice sounded in the room: "During the birthday party that day, when the princess saw Cui Hengyue, was there anything unusual?"

abnormal?

Mother Xu thought about it carefully, and shook her head slowly: "No, when Cui Yuanniang saw the princess that day, she just said a few birthday words and gave a birthday present.

"The banquet was far away, and the princess didn't talk to Cui Yuanniang, so there doesn't seem to be anything wrong."

Speaking of this, Madam Xu stopped suddenly, her eyes gradually widened: "However, when Cui Yuanniang gave the gift, the princess looked at it twice more, and even asked people to store Cui Yuanniang's gift separately from other people's gifts."

She didn't pay attention at the time, but now that she thinks about it, she feels something is wrong. The princess is used to looking at those vulgar things. If it wasn't for the gifts from her children and Sanniang brothers and sisters, the princess would not even look at them.

Chen Zhan noticed something strange, and ordered: "Bring me the gift from Cui Hengyue and show me."

"Yes." Madam Xu took the order and left.

Chen Zhan looked at the eldest son again: "Did Cui Hengyue explain what she said to the princess?"

Chen Linyu replied: "Cui Hengyue said that she was gossiping with her mother, and that she didn't hurt her, but someone shot an arrow from the window and hurt her."

After listening, Chen Zhan was silent.

Not long after, Madam Xu came to Chen Zhan holding the gift from Cui Hengyue: "This is the birthday gift Cui Yuanniang gave to the princess."

Chen Zhan took the box and opened it to have a look. It was just a set of jewelry, nothing special.

If there is anything special about it, the style is a bit more unique, and it is different from the jewelry he usually sees, but in his opinion, this is nothing special.

After closing the box, Chen Zhan stretched it out: "You guys have a look."

Chen Linyu stepped forward, took the box, and returned to the original position to inspect it with Chen Linshen.

"This..." After the two of them read it, their faces were full of doubts.

Chen Linshen said directly: "This is just a set of ordinary jewelry, nothing special, maybe the reason why mother pays more attention to it is because the carvings are very delicate."

He also felt the same way, Chen Linyu nodded slightly, and expressed his doubts: "Then why did the mother suddenly want to see Cui Hengyue?"

Mother Xu took the box from Chen Linyu, and after closing it, said hesitantly, "Maybe it's not because of the birthday gift, but because of Cui Yuanniang's mother."

"Cui Hengyue's mother, Mrs. Wang?" Chen Linshen became more and more confused.

Mother Xu nodded: "Yes, when the princess was in her boudoir, she had a very close friendship with the Wang sisters.

"But later."

Madam Xu raised her eyes and glanced at Chen Zhan, then quickly lowered her eyes: "The princess and the Wang sisters had a quarrel, and then they broke up.

"Perhaps. The princess wanted to talk to Cui Yuanniang because she thought that the Wang sisters had passed away for many years, let go of her past grudges."

It's that simple?
Chen Linshen frowned into the shape of "Chuan", always feeling that things were not that simple.

"It seems that we can only know the truth of the matter when my mother wakes up." Chen Linyu sighed.

Chen Zhan glanced into the inner room, then waved to them: "You all step back."

"Yes, I will leave." The two brothers Chen Linyu left the room.

Seeing that Chen Zhan was sitting still, as if he wanted to stay here, Mother Xu persuaded: "Ah Lang, we are here to guard, you should rest early.

"If the princess wakes up, I will report to you immediately."

Just as Chen Zhan was about to say "No need", a familiar face flashed in his mind, and he changed his words immediately: "Princess wakes up, report to me immediately."

When the words fell, he walked outside.

Cui Hengyue sat on a stone bench in the courtyard, resting her chin on the moon in the sky, silent.

Shui Rong stood with her for a long time, seeing Cui Hengyue motionless, as if she had settled down, she persuaded: "Yuan Niang, it's cold at night, let's go in and sleep."

no respond.

Shui Rong said again: "Don't worry, if you didn't do something, they won't wrong you. When the princess wakes up, you can go back to the residence."

Cui Hengyue finally had a reaction, and looked sideways at her: "Do you believe that I didn't hurt the princess?"

"Believe."

Cui Hengyue was moved by the simple two words, revealing deep trust, and said "thank you" in a low voice.

Suddenly, slight footsteps came from their ears, and the two looked towards the courtyard door tacitly, only to see Chen Zhan walking in alone.

Shui Rong hurriedly stepped aside and saluted respectfully: "I have seen the regent."

Cui Hengyue looked behind Chen Zhan, there was no one there, and then scanned the surroundings calmly.

Although she didn't see the guards, there must be many guards ambushing in the dark.

She suppressed the impulse in her heart, stood up and saluted: "Ms. Cui Shi Yuan has met the regent."

"Sit down and talk."

After Chen Zhan sat down, he called Cui Hengyue to sit down again. His expression was indifferent, and he said like gossiping: "It's so late, why don't you go to sleep?"

Cui Hengyue tried her best to behave cautiously: "I don't know the bed, I can't sleep in a strange place."

"Then you couldn't sleep when you first came back to Duke Yasukuni's mansion?" Chen Zhan asked along the way.

Cui Hengyue: "Yes, I have been getting used to it for a long time, and I can only sleep through it recently."

Hearing this, Chen Zhan looked up at the moon and murmured, "This is very similar to your mother."

Cui Hengyue's face changed slightly, her hands hidden in her sleeves were tightly clenched, and Mu Huo really didn't lie to her.
(End of this chapter)